prices will vary depending on where you go. if you have those 2 shops in mind, you'll want to call them and ask specifically.

i paid $300 for my protune

 

Now I do not have an A/P so short of buying one, is OpenSource a usual option or am I stuck buying an A/P?

 

Well a "protune" is a custom tune using an access port.

If you're not using an AP it would just be an opensource tune

Again you'll want to contact shops and see what their tuners prefer. Some do not work with accessports and will only do opensource

 

3-500 bucks for a protune

 

pro tune can be done with a cobb ap or open source, open source is cheaper because you wont be getting an ap. both can have similar results.

 

nothing can void your warranty

 

unless the dealer can prove that the modification caused the damage....then it most definitely can void your warranty

 

I am having the SPT CBE installed within the week and doubt the dealer would tune for it though i've heard its more or less plug and play.

What/how would the dealer tune for it?

Well a "protune" is a custom tune using an access port.

Whatchou talkin bout Willis (or Dez)? "Protune" is just short for "professional tune" and refers to anything that's not OEM. A Cobb tune, opensource, etc are all protunes.

 

What/how would the dealer tune for it?


Whatchou talkin bout Willis (or Dez)? "Protune" is just short for "professional tune" and refers to anything that's not OEM. A Cobb tune, opensource, etc are all protunes.

I think she's illuding to the difference between an off the shelf map flash, and an actual tune.

 

Hill at Agile tuned my car. It was $500 and I have no complaints.

However, if your going to spend the money you'll want to get a few parts to make the protune worth it over a base Cobb map or Torqued Performance.

 

I'm gonna leave this right hurrr, Hey everybody new to the forum: READ THIS! - NASIOC

You should read through a few of those links on the page and in reference to your question the "Tuner FAQ" should help you understand.

 

The term "Protune" was coined by Cobb pretty much when they introduced their commercial "ProTuner" software for the Accessport almost a decade ago. Nobody used that term until Cobb did. Any shop that bought a license for Cobb's proprietary software was known as a "ProTuner" and went on Cobb's list of shops. So you would bring your car and AP to one of Cobb's licensed "ProTuners" and got a "Protune". It's semantics really. They have a new generation of software and have now changed the name to "AccessTuner"

http://www.cobbtuning.com/Domestic-Pro-Tuners-s/70754.htm

 

Huh... didn't know that...

 

did you make any decisions yet?

 

I haven't made any decisions just yet but am leaning toward getting it tuned now that I have the SPT exhaust installed. That is all I am going to be doing (Unless i go down pipe) to be fully stage 2 and then get it tuned. Any good places that does OS tuning in the MD/VA/WV area from personal experience?

 

I don't know any dealership that would deny a claim due to a tune, or exhaust.. I had a dealership that was willing to do warranty work on my hybrid engine even though the car itself had over 90k miles on it, turbo swap, FMIC, UTEC, MBC, etc. The only reason I didn't have them do the engine rebuild under warranty was because I wanted forged pistons put in and they would only use OEM Subaru parts.

 

I'm new to Subaru's but coming from the Nissan world and dealing with dealers in three states I'd say your story is rare. What dealership was so willing to go along with the warranty? The local Subie dealer here is Las Vegas is the ONLY one around for 4hrs in any direction and even though they have their own "race car" shop in the back they still don't play ball with mods.

 

I'm new to Subaru's but coming from the Nissan world and dealing with dealers in three states I'd say your story is rare. What dealership was so willing to go along with the warranty? The local Subie dealer here is Las Vegas is the ONLY one around for 4hrs in any direction and even though they have their own "race car" shop in the back they still don't play ball with mods.

It's not "rare"; there are quite a few modification-friendly dealerships. Typically, they're able to look the other way when it comes to minor claims, but when big things like a motor claim comes in, and a regional rep has to approve the claim, they're unable to do anything for you. They can always "good will" the claim, though.